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CF Veteran
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 15,581
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From: some small town oregon
Year: 1989
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Newbie
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 26
Likes: 0
From: northwest ct
Year: 1995
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 6cyl
Kinda stockish 95 ax15 2in lift in rear stock ride on nose 235/75/15 tires stock gears,intake header blank cat dynomax muff, swaped out stamped roller rockers for adjustable ones,16mpg highway 12-13mpg in town
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 997
Likes: 1
From: Long Island NY
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
CF Veteran
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 11,176
Likes: 1
From: Ohio
Year: 1995
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Seasoned Member
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 288
Likes: 0
From: Amarillo, Texas
Year: 1992
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0I
Yeah if you have bigger tires your going farther than the odometer says. Not less. For me I have 245s and according to my gps my odometer is about 50 miles off when I hit 210 miles on it.
Seasoned Member
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 260
Likes: 1
From: Corpus Christi, TX
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
4.0, auto tranny, 3.55s, 31s, and a thor cowl intake gets me about 15.8 highway, of course, it could probably be a little better if I didn't enjoy listening to the intake so much. I calculated this based off how much gas went in/was used and how many miles I drove according to google, not my odometer.
Member
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 230
Likes: 8
From: Rogers County, Oklahoma
Model: Cherokee
Updated info:
98 XJ 4x4 4.0, AW4, 235x75x15 street tread, 136k miles.
The last 2 tanks got 19.2 MPG mixed driving. Took a road trip Friday, 362 miles, average 70 MPH, ran a large can of Chevron Techron cleaner through it, got 21.5 MPG. I haven't done any tuning on this one. I may be able to tweak even more out of it. All results with non-ethanol fuel. I haven't noticed any difference between 87, 89, or 91 octane, with regards to performance or fuel economy.
I'm trying to talk myself out of lifting this one, because I don't want to lose fuel economy or road manners.
98 XJ 4x4 4.0, AW4, 235x75x15 street tread, 136k miles.
The last 2 tanks got 19.2 MPG mixed driving. Took a road trip Friday, 362 miles, average 70 MPH, ran a large can of Chevron Techron cleaner through it, got 21.5 MPG. I haven't done any tuning on this one. I may be able to tweak even more out of it. All results with non-ethanol fuel. I haven't noticed any difference between 87, 89, or 91 octane, with regards to performance or fuel economy.
I'm trying to talk myself out of lifting this one, because I don't want to lose fuel economy or road manners.
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CF Veteran
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 2,433
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From: Northern MN
Year: 1990
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: Renix 4.0
I just got new brakes that don't drag so my 89 Renix now gets around 18mpg 
mixed city and hwy. It's got 31s, 2.5" lift, AW4, 3.55 gears, 270-some thousand miles and an NP242. I have gotten 25mpg+ multiple times, but those were on long, flat trips with no wind.
mixed city and hwy. It's got 31s, 2.5" lift, AW4, 3.55 gears, 270-some thousand miles and an NP242. I have gotten 25mpg+ multiple times, but those were on long, flat trips with no wind.
